We all know about the Planned Parenthood videos: An organization called the Center for Medical Progress allegedly had meetings with official member of Planned Parenthood discussing the harvesting and sale of fetal tissue and organs. In the US, it is legal to use fetal tissue for research, but not for profit. This put Planned Parenthood under a huge fire and even led to the De-Fund Planned Parenthood movement.
After a lengthy investigation, not only did Texas government find that Planned Parenthood had no wrongdoing, but they ended up indicting David Daleiden and Sandra Meritt, two anti-abortion activists who were the masterminds behind the fraudulent videos. Daleiden, who was the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, was also charged with violating a prohibition on the purchase and sale of human organs. People broke the law in order to spread malicious lies about Planned Parenthood when in reality, the only crime done were those who were behind the accusations.
The acknowledgment of Planned Parenthood as a legitimate, law abiding organization is a huge step for Texas government. In such a Republican state, it's hard to find our politicians advocating women's reproductive rights, especially terminating a pregnancy. But this week justice was finally served, those who did the crime were indicted and condemned while Planned Parenthood remains.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/investigation-into-planned-parenthood-leads-to-indictment-of-anti-abortion-activists_us_56a69c92e4b0b87beec5cf61
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